leachie18

This Saturday is Warped Tour down in Miami and instead of being there I will be at home dying! My new favorite band Forever The Sickest Kids will be there and I will be missing them! I'm seriously bummed! I really hope this FTSK/Cobra Tour I'm hearing about for the fall is true and that it comes to a club/cheap venue in Florida! That would be awesome! Especially if it were in October close to my birthday!

Anyways vote for these awesome boys on TRL!



They PWN and you know it!

Current Mood: crushed

First show of 2008 and what an amazing one!!
My parents were yelling at me not to follow the directions from MapQuest because of the "bad" area me and my friend would be going through, but we were in that area no less than 5 minutes and actually made it to the venue early despite the fact we totally drove by the place.
When we were on the corner I saw a tour bus and said it must be close, yet when we rounded the conner didn't see anything that looked like what I had saw on the internet. So, after getting a couple of miles down the road we decided we went passed it and it was indeed where that tour bus I saw was. It was a nifty little place hidden in the back of some empty little shops. The show was supposed to of been starting in less than 5 minutes, but there was still around 200 people waiting to get in. It was freezing and I sort of wanted to run back and get my jacket, but was glad I didn't since I got my tour shirts early.
We ended up missing part of The Cab since we were still waiting to get in, but we watched through the big glass door leading to the pit which was sadly locked. They seemed good from what I saw and heard though.
We the Kings was next and Travis' hair is awesome! They put on a really good set and did "This Is Our Town" and "Check Yes Juliet" my favorites.
Next, was the only band my friend was slightly familiar with and I had just been getting into: Metro Station. Their set had the crowd singing and screaming most of the time and I loved it. I had still been trying to decide if I liked their music before the show but after their set there was no doubt in my mind that I adored it! I wound up getting videos of almost every song they did and they locked in my certainty of wanting to go to the Bamboozle Roadshow in April. They're music is so catchy and addictive that I've probably watched my videos and listened to their CD close to a hundred times within the last week. I've even sort of made my mom get into them since that's all she hears when I'm home. I'm praying she'll let me go to the Roadshow even if I find nobody to come. I'm really going to be going just for Armor For Sleep and Metro Station if I do go and am already planning to meet both bands at the merch booths after their sets.
Last but certainly not least was Cobra!! Gabe knows how to really work the crowd and had everyone yelling at the top of their lungs. I loved how in the middle of the set they all walked off stage and half of the crowd started to leave while the other half shouted for "Guilty Pleasure". I mean do you really think they weren't going to sing they're latest single? So of course Gabe comes running back out and asks us that very question..."Did you really think we were gonna leave without playing Guilty?". They also did "Snakes on a Plane" and had 2 girls come up and dance and do the rap. Oh and Travis came out for "Kiss My Sass". They had strobe lights going the whole time though so it was hard to take any pictures where I was. It was fun though!
I have to give Metro Station the award for best set though! They were just sooo sooo amazingly good! I really hope I can see them again soon!

Current Mood: happy

I went to the Young Wild Things show last night in Miami Beach and it was amazing! I had early entry so I was able to get in like a half hour early and get merch without a crazy line. Then I got to the pitt and got on the barricade! I've never gotten that close at any of the 3 Fall Out Boy show's I've gone too! It was an amazing experience. I still can't put it all in words yet. I got one of Joe's guitar picks too! When I have time and find how to write the perfect journal about the show it will be typed. I wish last night could have lasted forever!

Current Mood: happy

I have an amazing friend that lives hundreds of miles away from me that I have never met in person, but gosh her way with words are just amazing! She can make me feel happy when I'm feeling lower than low. I can't even explain what my life would be like without her.
The story of how we became "badtwins"...
January 20, 2007 I went to a Fall Out Boy concert and was supposed to have attended the meet and greet. I had traveled from south Florida to go to this concert and meet this band and was so excited and hyped. I didn't get to meet them though because someone messed up and didn't have the slip that said the time of the greet had changed in my envelope. I was so upset and depressed because I didn't get to meet them and it became hard to even listen to the music of my favorite band anymore without crying. One night though I was looking through pictures on buzznet and came across one with a girl wearing the same thing I wore to the concert and she was standing between the members of Fall Out Boy. I look at the caption and it said "Fall Out Boy and Myself 1/20/07" so I decided to comment it and ask her if she her if her envelope had the right info in it and how mine didn't. She said hers did and that she was sorry that mine didn't and that mine didn't. From then on we started writing each other about how our days went and about music we liked and all the info we knew about Fall Out Boy and such. It became a daily routine that we write each other everyday and if anything was bugging us out or we needed advice we could share it. We felt like we were twins minus the part that we look nothing alike, I'm older, and well yeah did I mention that we never actually met before. She's going to be a star some day. She's mature beyond her years and is unafraid to tell it how it is. I admire her so much. She's able to do things that I myself am afraid to do when at my age am considered an adult and should be able to do with ease.
Our dream is to one day meet and attend a Fall Out Boy concert together because thanks to them we're amazing friends. I hope we can even maybe go on a trip or something as well maybe Chicago or California or even better an OCK Flyaway!!! Even though I had to feel pain and sadness to find my loving friend I don't think I would want to go back and relive or change that night at the concert.

My Patrick Stump loving friend I love you!!!!

<3 your Peter Wentz loving friend! lol

I hope to meet you soon, so I can give you the biggest hug ever!!!

♥

Current Mood: happy

Saturday June 16th was an amazing day! I really don't think words can express how awesome it was....

Here's how the whole day went:

At 7am my mom woke me up to give me her sunpass and told me to have fun. I wanted to go back to sleep because I was up til I don't know when talking to people on AIM and writing my letter to the band. (Yes I wrote them a letter...haha). Anyways, I took a shower and began a nervous breakdown from my excitement of what the day had to bring. I had my bag jammed full of stuff...a package that had my letter I wrote, setlist, tickets, tons of cash, snacks, poster and lyric book to get signed, and just junk that I probably didn't need because as you read on the stuff gave me trouble. So yeah before 10 I was set and ready to go and waiting for it to be noon at least before I texted anyone to see if they were ready since the plan was to leave at 2pm. I couldn't wait though. I texted Lacey and when she didn't answer right away I was a little jumpy. She finally answered and said she had just waken up. She told me she would come get me after she got dressed. She came and got me and we got hairspray for her, I went to my dad's job to get change for my 100 dollar bill (his boss was like "where are you going? Who's Fall Out Boy? I'll keep $80 with me so you don't blow it"...haha very funny Bob), we got some food at McDonalds, and then went to Lacey's house to get ready. I realized it was going to be a very hot and sticky day so I wound up chaning outfits a million times and finally decided I would wear a Fall Out Boy shirt (I wasn't going to at first) and yeah we were FINALLY ready at like 2 something and headed to Ashley's house. On the way there I noticed I didn't have my freaking phone! Luisa a really cool FOBR board member had just called me and said she got her arm signed and I was so caught off guard that when I hanged up I put my phone on Lacey's bed instead of my purse. I was like "OMG!! where's my phone I can't find it!!" Lacey was like we're not going back, but we did. She sort of threw the keys at me and I ran to get in the house. Her lock is confusing and I couldn't open the door. I thought she was gonna kill me when she had to come open it. She does and I run and get my phone and run back to the car. Now we're finally on the road to Ashley's. We get there and are on the Turnpike around 2:30pm. We listened to Fall Out Boy and The Academy Is... CD I made with songs on the setlist. It was about an hour long drive. It was raining on and off and we were like "Oh Great". We get to the venue around 3:30pm I think and were trying to figure out where to park. The sign looked like it said go straight according to me and Ash but when we did Lacey was like "Where are you going?!". So we had to turn around. We're driving and keep passing a whole bunch of parking guards wondering when they were gonna make us pay. We get in a spot and ask a guy if we pay him and he said it was free. We were like "really?". He was like "you can pay if you want", we laughed and were like "nope". So now we go and try to find the enterance. The parking area is all grassy and stuff. My foot got stuck in a hole while walking. We get to the enterance and to my surprise there was only like 30 people there. I go to will call to get my wristbands and like last time they weren't there yet. I was like not again. So we sit and I call Luisa so I could meet her. She was looking in the wrong direction and kept turning around, it was quite funny. So I walk over and we talk a couple of minutes, she's really nice. (She got to pet Pete's dog Hemingway...haha). Then I go back over with Lacey and Ash and we're just sitting around. I look at the line as more people get in it and see 2 girls with wristbands and run back to will call. I give the lady my ID and she scared the crap out of me cuz the basket of stuff she looked through didn't have my envelope in it and she looked like she was gonna say nothing in here is for you. She got it from the lady next to her though and gave it to me. I ripped it opened and ran to Lacey and we put our neon green M&G wristbands on. I would say it was pretty close to 4pm and the line was long so we decide maybe we should actually get in it. We were messing around and being really stupid the people around us probably thought we were crazy. We were getting mad as well because doors were supposed to open at 4 but I think they didn't til 5. So we're finally allowed in. Ash runs to the bathroom and then we get drinks. After that I run to the merch stand before it gets any bigger and I was in it forever! I was finally up at the counter when I see that it's 20 minutes til 6pm. I was like CRAP! I thought I would have to come back later because the M&G was supposed to be at 6. I was finally picked to get my stuff so I get it pay and run. We're told the greet is on the other side of the stage so I'm like walking super fast and I get to where I thought it was and saw nobody with wristbands. I was like okay...I asked one of the event workers and she said it was at 6:45. I was like are you sure? and showed her the paper I had at 6. She was like well this says 6:45 it's over by that gate that's blocked off. OCK (the fan club) once again is trying to make me miss my greet by giving me the wrong informtion. Whatever we sat down and waited a little. Then a guy (I guess he was with OCK) said he was having people meet at the side stage back on the other side of the big stage. I was like great and told Lacey. Since it was at 6:45 we found our seats so Ash could watch whatever groups preformed while we met Fall Out Boy. We watched Cobra Starship (awesome band) preform 3 songs and left at 6:30. We get by the little stage and once again see nobody else with wristbands. We ask another lady where to go and she said this was where we had to be and to talk to this guy that was smoking. I go over and ask him if I had to be anywhere special since we found out there were like 4 groups getting to meet the band. He points and says see those people catch up and follow them. Once again we're speeding off. Guess where we wind up too...back where we were in the 1st place. Yay! We're finally about to go in. Charlie (manager) is laying down the rules "one item per a person, no pictures, NO HUGS, Blah blah" he had a funny hat and I thought he looked like a pimp. So yeah I pull out my poster, the lyric book, and the package. I wound up ripping the poster cuz it was so big. Lacey got a laugh out of that. We go in and my heart stopped. First beacuse...Wow this time I was actually meeting them and secondly because it smelled horrible. Lacey said the big heavy bodyguard must have farted. Anyways Patrick was first he was sweet asked us "what's up?" signs our stuff. I gave him my package with the letter and was like "this is for you and the guys" he was like "Oh cool" and smiled. Then Andy sigened our stuff and smiled. Next was Joe...Haha...he had to have been high. His eyes were bugged and he was really friendly. "Hi how you doing?" and he drew happy faces! I had to try so hard not to laugh, he was so funny. Ahh now it was Pete's turn! Lacey said he grabbed her hand...lucky! When I went he was talking to the bodyguard we think farted and smile that oh so beautiful smile. We had our stuff signed! Now we circled back around for our picture. The girls in front of us were freaking out soo bad. They were like "Omg!!! You 2 are so clam have you done this before?" we said no and looked at them weird. We're back up front now and Charlie informs us we have to take our pictures in groups of 4 or more...BOOO! So yeah the girls in front of us got stuck with us. They go in and see the guys in a line and are standing there. I wanted to yell MOVE and walk to Pete but just then they moved. I didn't get to stand by Pete but I was by Patrick and Andy. I was happy but wished I was by Pete. Oh well. Charlie snapped our picture and then we were told bye. We walk toward the exit and Jim (a road member) cut our bracelets off. I was like "We don't get to keep them?" and he said "you sure don't". I walk towards the exit and see William Beckett from The Academy Is... passing by and wanted to go after him but the guard notice me and sort of yelled "This way!". Well we go back to our seats and Paul Wall is still playing. He did Grillz and we got a funny video of Ash being ghetto...haha. It seemed like he was on stage forever and I was getting a headache because I didn't care for him. Finally he gets off and they set up for The Academy Is... me and Ash go get drinks and food fast. She got this HUGE hotdog and like 50 packs of ketchup. We got back just in time to see the begining of the 1st song. I started taking pictures and singing. William Beckett is awesome and has awesome hip action. It seemed like there set went by fast cuz it felt like it was 10 minutes before they started setting up for +44. Beckett said they were going to do autographs at the merch stand and almost everybody left and ran. We all stayed though and relaxed. Ashley ate that whole dam hotdog and had ketchup packets all over. I go looking for my phone to see if Luisa was going to meet Beckett and I couldn't find it once again so Lacey made fun of me and was like "Omg I can't find it". I finally did after pulling everything out. The mom of the girls beside us asked if I met the band and we started talking. She was nice. +44 then went on and more and more people started standing and taking pictures. I couldn't wait til they were done even though they were pretty good. They finished and now it's almost time for my favorite headliners. They take almost everything off the stage because the boys actually were going to pop out of it! They're all set and turn all the lights off the crowd went wild and I was like Yes! We hop up on our chairs I of course almost fall. They play a video and I got goosebumps. I knew they were going to pop out but wasn't sure when. The video slowed down and then you hear a loud bang! The boys popped up and the show then really got started. The 1st song was "Thriller" and it was amazing! I started crying...lame I know. I told Lacey to take as many pictures as possible for me since I was shaking and yelling and dancing like crazy. I was loving it! They had video screens up so we could see better and had cool stuff play on the one in the middle of the stage. I almost fell off my chair quite a few time because I wanted to jump but that wasn't gonna happend especially when I put my foot too far back and it started going up on me. Halfway through their songs they take a break and the amazing DIRTY comes out. He's this crazy friend of theirs. I already knew what was going to happen and was like oh no cuz he had a cast on his arm. He was like "what we're going to do next put me in this cast and my doctor said not to do this but you know what I said" before he said it the whole crowd answered for him with a loud "F*** YOU". I loved that! They introduce the girl they picked to win the poster they give away each show that's signed in blood and told her she gets to shoot Dirty with a pitching machine. He gets in place and she shoots him like 3 times. Didn't seemed that bad. They kicked her off the stage and now Mr. Chalie gets to try his luck. Poor Dirty cuz Charlie got him right below the belt. That looked like it hurt, but Dirty is a trooper and was fine. He now gets everyone chanting Fall Out Boy! Fall Out Boy! while they clean up the stage. I'm not sure if it was before Dirty came out but Pete made some sort of joke about being in a cell and the played half of an Akon song. I didn't get his joke until after the song and then cracked up. He's got such a sarcastic sense of humor. They play some more songs and then play a song I didn't think they would still do after the Akon one. They did a cover of Michael Jackson's "Beat It"! Everyone including the parents sang along and danced once they realized what song it was and it sounded amazing. They did a really good job! We hop down and get the setlist to see how many songs were left and we saw the best had yet to come. They did Thks Fr Th Mmrs one of my favorites, This Ain't a Scene and some others. Then you see Pete and Joe go in this thing on stage and it looked like they were playing in there. I knew they were going to actually be in the crowd soon and I looked around. I poked Lacey and pointed to a no bigger than 5 feet by 5 feet stage in the middle of the venue. They played a song and it still looked like Pete and Joe were in the thing on stage but then Dance Dance played and I look and Pete and Joe are in the crowd!!! I turn to Lacey and was like video! and take awhole bunch of pictures on my crappy camera phone. They were breath taking. I wanted to jump the crowd and be right by them. The song ended and they disappered when the lights went dim. I have no idea how they got to that stage with all the people by it! More songs are played including one I really wanted them to play but wasn't on my setlist. They did Gernade Jumper...Hey Chris you were our only friend. I was like oh yeah! I was singing so loud my voice was giving out. I'm suprised I didn't loose my voice. The sad part then came. Pete announced it was the last song...a proper one too "Saturday" and it was saturday. I was really sad but I felt such a high cuz it was awesome. They had confetti and glitter and Pete went in the pit as always and it was so beautiful. We wait for some people to leave and then head out. We held hands so we wouldn't get lost. Lacey let go of mine after awhile and I thought I let go of Ash's but then we look at each other and were like "Why are we still holding hands?". Pretty funny. We take the long walk to the car and blast the air because we were burning up and soaked in yucky sweat. We started acting a little crazy then too. Someone was smoking weed all during the concert and well I think it got to us. We had the CD with Fall Out Boy on once again and were singing. It took us about an hour to get out of the parking lot and then they blocked off the way we came so right away we knew we were going to get lost. We just followed all the cars. As we were driving Lacey and Ashley had horrible gas and I go to open the sunroof. It opened way too fast and scared the crap out of me and I of course screamed. Ash turn to Lacey and was like "OMG Julie got sucked out the sunroof!!" I'm laughing so hard I'm crying. We were being so stupid. I swear we got high off the second hand smoke. Then we find the turnpike and get on and then off at the first reststop. We run to the bathroom and then get food. We were messing around in line and getting stared at again. It was worst when we sat down. I kept spilling my drink. Ash was playing with her food and Lacey was taking pictures and we were all laughing like loud idiots. We stayed til like 1:00 am or so and then got back on the road. They had gas again and were trying to kill me. It was gross. We're driving and there's no traffic at all then all of a sudden people are passing us. Ash was like "shit these people are speeding". I look and she's going 50 on a 75+ road! I was like "No your just really slow!" She looks and speeds up. It was just a fun day and I loved it! Thank you Lacey and Ash for going with me! Thank you Fall Out Boy and the other bands for putting on the best show ever!!!!!!
Until the next adventure!

Current Mood: giggly

12 MORE DAYS....!!!


It's almost time for my 3rd Fall Out Boy Concert...(2nd one this year). I'm so excited. I heard a whole lot of exciting things and seen some cool videos of what's supposed to happen and I cannot wait. There's going to be a lot of pyro and confetti and the guys are going to pop out of the stage! How amazing is that! Then there's going to be some sweet merch...I'm gonna be broke after this! I just hope all goes well this time and I actually get to meet them! Last time I was soooo upset when they had to change the time. I had a email I was sent before I went to the show and it said the M&G would be after Fall Out Boy preformed, but they changed it to during the show due to travel plans and sent an email out like 3 hours before the show. I didn't see it because well I was in Orlando and had no computer and anyways pretty much everyone was at the Hardrock waiting to get in at that time. I didn't need to see the email though because the information was also supposed to be in the envelope with my wristband. It wasn't though. So after the show when I was trying to figure out where to go I was shooed out of the venue with a broken heart. Let's hope it goes differently this time....June 16th will hopefully be the best day of my life to date.

Current Mood: bouncy

school isn't as easy or fun as it used to be. i'm starting to like math again now that i have a good teacher and am able to help people instead of being the lost one in search of help. i have my 1st english paper due tomorrow. i did half of it and am taking a break. some reason when i have to write about something in particular i can't find anything to talk about but when i have the freedom to write about anything (like here) i can go on forever and i love it. i miss high school though and all my other friends do too. it's werird how we wanted to be done with it but now that we are how we'll do anything to go back. it really wasn't that bad, especially senior year. i had so much fun with all the senior events (prom, grad-nite (got to see fall out boy for the 1st time...lol), pep-rallies, assemblies, and all the other stuff). i was really shy my first three years and never saw myself going to prom or anything especially alone, but i guess being in leadership and making as many friends i did senior year i really broke out of my shell of the nerd and became more outgoing. senior year really helped me grow into the person i am now. now i'm a freshman all over again and have to start over. i hope next year will feel different. i should finish my english paper now though...sigh.

Current Mood: restless

it's been over a week now since i went to fall out boy's amazing concert in orlando, but i wish i could go back and have it be more amazing by having the things that were supposed to happen happen. i was supposed to meet them at the meet and greet for that show. (i got picked from the overcast kids pre-sale). but they had a change in travel from what i was told and had to change it from after the show to 8:00 (during the show). anyways since i had traveled up with my best friend from pembroke pines and were staying at her boyfriend's new apartment so we had no computer to go on while we were up there. so when they sent out an email saying the time of the meet and greet had change i didn't get to see it. i probably wouldn't have seen it anyways though cuz the email was sent out 4 hours before the concert and if i remember corrrectly that was when me and my friend were leaving universal and going to the car to change and get our stuff for the concert. as we were going down city walk we saw a good 200 to 300 people outside of the hardrock already. so yeah 4 hours before the doors opened at 6:00 i don't think many people were by a computer. and then what i'm upset about is that the envelope with my meet and greet bracelets were supposed to have information about it anyway according to the email i got that told me i won, but it had nothing about it at all. i can go on forever but the point is that i didn't get to meet pete, andy, joe, and patrick because somebody didn't get the word out fast enough and somebody didn't put the information in my envelope so my heart is hurting everyday i have to wait to see them. i admire them so much and love everything they do and am just so upset. on the brightside i preordered infinity on high from island records and am getting free buttons and tarrot cards. (cool) stuff they can sign. lol. yeah i just wanted to get my feelings out. time to go to bed or study. i got classes from 9:30 til 1:45. and i can't fall asleep in my classes anymore.

Current Mood: depressed
Current Music: fall out boy's "the carpal tunnel of love"